Map of Connecticut From actual Survey
PublisherPublished by
Brown and Parsons
American, 1838 - 1851
PrintmakerEngraved by
Daggett & Ely
American, 1831 - 1836
Date1851
MediumEngraving; black printer's ink and watercolor on wove paper, in cardboard covers
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 19 1/8 x 21 1/4in. (48.6 x 54cm)
Sheet (height x width): 19 7/8 x 22in. (50.5 x 55.9cm)
Sheet (height x width): 19 7/8 x 22in. (50.5 x 55.9cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of the Carder estate
DescriptionPocket map of Connecticut, with part of Massachusetts to the north, part of Rhode Island to the east, part of Long Island and the Long Island Sound to the south, and part of New York to the west. The state is divided into counties, outlined in red, and towns, colored green, pink, blue or yellow. Houses of worship and courthouses are marked with circles. Turnpikes, local roads, and railroads are all depicted. The References list includes a symbol for canals but there do not appear to be any on the map. The New York and New Haven; Housatonic; Naugatuck; New Haven, Hartford and Springfield; New Haven and Northampton; New Haven and New London; New London, Willimantic and Palmer; and the Norwich and Worcester Railroads are all shown. To the left is a list of the governors of Connecticut from 1665-1850. Tothe right is a profile of the Farmington Canal. At the bottom of the sheet are inset maps of New Haven, Hartford, and the New England states. Physical features include elevation, conveyed through hachure marks; rivers; and lakes.
Object number1989.174.0
MarkingsVerso, center, stamped in blue ink: "CtHi"InscribedFront cover, center, gold tooled: "MAP OF / CONNECTICUT"Recto, bottom left, printed in black ink: "MAP / OF / CONNECTICUT / From actual Survey / Published by BROWN & PARSONS, Hartford Conn."
Bottom left, printed in black ink: "Engraved by Daggett & Ely New Haven"
Verso, center, handwritten in pencil: "89689"NotesCartographic Note: Scale: 1 1/8 inch equals 6 miles
Date Note: This map probably dates from 1851, since Cromwell appears as a separate town, and it was incorporated in that year. Brown & Parsons were not in business in 1852.
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- Maps and Charts: Finding Your Place in Connecticut History
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